I have expanded Community Pulse into a page where you can browse posts and comments from across the SA4F Community.
You can now search recent and older activity, filter the results to show posts or comments, and open a conversation on the member’s original post. Each activity also includes a link to a member profile, making it easier to discover people and see what they’ve shared.
The Community Pulse ticker and profile sidebar still show quick previews. Select Community Pulse or See all Community activity to explore the full page:
Community Pulse
Your existing posts, comments, profile links, and Community Stats are still where you expect them. Give the new page a look, and let me know what would make it more useful for finding conversations and connecting with other members.
If you’ve got squeeze pages or opt‑in forms that are just sitting there, this will help.
I’ve been using a traffic exchange called **123Hits.Surf** to send extra visitors to my:
- Lead capture pages
- Bridge pages
- Low-ticket “tripwire” offers
Here’s the basic idea:
- You join for free
- Add your URLs (squeeze pages, offers, etc.)
- Surf other members’ sites to earn credits
- Your credits are used to send real visitors to your pages
I treat it as an **extra traffic source** on top of everything else I’m doing.
It’s especially handy for list building because you can:
- Split test different opt-in pages
- See which ones grab the most attention
- Keep a steady trickle of new visitors coming in
You can grab a free account here:
123 Hits Surf
Try adding one of your opt‑in pages and watch how many hits it gets over the next few days.
Here’s that link again:
123 Hits Surf
Happy Promoting,
Ian Cormier
💬 More conversation. 📊 Clearer ad results. 🚀 More ways to get your word out.
Hey SA4F friends! Ian @ Desk here. I have two fresh updates for you, and both come back to something I care about: helping real people connect while giving their promotions a fair chance to be seen. 😊
The chat box has a cleaner look that fits the Surf Bar, with a slim SA4F Chat header, a blue activity dot, and easy-to-find Settings and Report buttons. The old bulky header and dated chat image have gone, and the chat toggle has had a refresh too.
More fun than the paint job: you can reply to a particular message so everyone can see who and what you are answering. The small quoted preview helps keep the conversation straight when the room gets busy. You can also add a quick reaction, or pick an emoji when words are not quite enough. A little laugh, a thumbs up, even a “yikes” — you get the idea! 😄
Say hello while you surf. Ask a question. Share what you are building. You might meet your next affiliate friend, find a new traffic source, or help somebody who is just getting started.
That Members Forever Free Ad at the bottom of the Surf Bar has a clearer home in the new footer design. It is meant to be noticeable and readable, without flashing at people or getting in the way of surfing.
Even better, your Forever Free Text Ad page now shows where each ad is being seen. You can check visible displays, clicks, and click-through rate by placement for the last 30 days, along with totals since the new tracking began. The Surfbar footer gets its own row, so you can see how that spot is doing.
A visible display means at least half the ad link was on screen for one second. That gives you a more useful picture than a page load alone. These new placement numbers start now; your older ad serves and clicks remain in the separate Existing totals.
Use the numbers to learn: try a clearer headline, check your destination page, and see which message earns attention. No magic traffic promises here — just better information to help you promote smarter.
Here is my friendly nudge: write a post on your SA4F Community blog! Tell people who you are, what you do, what problem your offer solves, or what you learned this week. A useful post gives someone a reason to know you before they click your ad.
When your post is ready, use its Promote post link. That opens a focused, fast-loading version of that one post that you can share in other traffic exchanges, mailers, and advertising sites. Give readers a helpful story and a clear next step. Then come back and make a few friends in the Community and Surf Bar Chat.
Try this today: Say hello in chat → check your Forever Free Text Ad stats → publish one useful blog post → share its Promote post link where you advertise.
Submit Ads 4 Free is a place to get your word out and make new friends in the online marketing and affiliate community. We can surf, promote, talk, learn, and help each other grow. That is the part I love most.
Happy Promoting!
Ian @ Desk 🌊
There was a bug where emoji's from Blog Posts were not making it into the Network Pulse.
Fixed, Post away!
I also fixed up the "Next Profile" so that when you click it, you ONLY go to a Profile with a post!
magnifico,
ian @ desk
We have been working behind the scenes to give every Submit Ads 4 Free member a better personal blog and community experience.
The familiar profile address you already use and promote will continue to work. When someone visits your existing myprofile.php link, they will be taken to your new Community profile automatically.
Your old blog posts, comments, interests, friends, profile background, and other important information have been carried into the new system.
Posts that were created with HTML will continue to display their original formatting, including links, images, headings, colors, lists, tables, and other supported formatting.
The new Community pages have been redesigned to be cleaner, easier to read, and much more mobile-friendly.
Profile photos, background images, blog posts, sidebars, buttons, and the 728 banner have all been adjusted to work better across desktop computers, tablets, and phones.
Members now have much more control over the appearance and arrangement of their profiles.
When you are logged in and viewing your own Community profile, you can add a new blog post right from the page—just as you could with the original profile system.
You can also edit, delete, pin, or unpin your posts and update your Interests from your Community profile.
Blog posts now have a Like button so members can show their appreciation.
You can also save interesting posts to your private Favorites list so they are easy to find again.
Historical comments have been preserved, and members can leave new comments on Community blog posts. Post owners can also manage comments on their own posts.
The new Friends manager lets you view your connections, accept or ignore incoming requests, cancel outgoing requests, and remove existing friends.
Community search now includes every active SA4F member—even members who have not written their first post yet. The “Next profile” option also helps you discover more people throughout the Community.
Every post includes a special Promote post option.
This creates a fast-loading version of the page that displays only the selected blog post. It is ideal for promoting your post in Traffic Exchanges, mailers, and other advertising services where you want the reader’s attention focused on your message.
Your profile’s main SA4F links also use your personal referral URL, so visitors who join through your Community profile can be properly referred to you.
If you have already shared or advertised your SA4F profile, you do not need to replace your links. The familiar profile address has been preserved and now opens the new Community experience.
This means you can enjoy the new system without losing the profile links you have spent time promoting.
The new Community system has been built so we can continue improving it and adding useful features—something that was very difficult with the old encrypted profile software.
Take a look around, personalize your profile, publish a post, connect with other members, and let us know what you think.
Welcome to the next chapter of the SA4F Community!
Ian @ Desk Login
The blog needs an update. On it!
testing a safe blog post
What if getting more eyes on your offers felt less like work… and more like a game?
That’s the idea behind BannerTextAds.com.
It’s a simple advertising site where members can post text ads, promote offers, build referrals, and get extra exposure through a fun click-to-win ad board experience.
Visitors can click live ads for a chance to win advertising prizes, while members get more people discovering their offers.
As a free member, you get:
✅ 3 Free Text Ads for Life
Your text ads stay active forever.
✅ Downline Builder Access
Earn referrals into top advertising sites.
✅ Main Page Text Ad Exposure
Get your offers seen directly on the public ad board.
✅ Daily Ad Post
Post 1 extra ad per day that stays live for 24 hours.
✅ Referral Rewards
Refer 1 member and get a free banner ad for 30 days.
Refer 10 members and get a free VIP Member upgrade for 30 days.
Free members do not earn commissions, but they can still refer members and earn upgrade rewards.
And if you want more advertising power, the VIP Member upgrade gives you a lot more room to promote.
VIP Members get:
🚀 50 Text Ads for Life
🚀 50 Banner Ads for Life
🚀 Commissions for Life
🚀 Up to 50% when referrals upgrade
🚀 3 extra daily ads that stay live for 7 days
🚀 Unlimited extra referral rewards
This is built for advertisers, affiliate marketers, list builders, and anyone who wants more simple, low-cost exposure.
Join free today and claim your ad slots:
Click an ad. Enter the prize zone. Get your offers seen.
To your success,
Ian
I’ve got something NEW, FUN and FREE for you.
Today I officially launched:
🚀 https://viralhitsblitz.com
Straight UP --> the part that makes this wicked different…
It is 100% FREE.
NO SIGN UP
No upgrade levels.
No “Gold vs Platinum.”
No hidden pro features.
No paywalls.
Everyone is equal.
If you don't advertise and only collect stuff for nothing, close this now.
🔥 What Makes Viral Hits Blitz Different?
This is a custom 100% NON LFMTE manual traffic system built for real attention by a human named Ian.
Not collecting gold, hats, bones or badges, OR your next distraction...
Not bots.
Not CRON traffic nor spoofed headers.
Not passive fake impressions.
This is:
✔ Active viewing
✔ Attention-based traffic
✔ Simple credit system
✔ Clean interface
✔ Fast loading
✔ Built from scratch
And yes…
Every single member has the same power.
No one can “buy dominance here.”
💥 Why I Built This
Because our niche has drifted.
Everything is:
Collect this.
Upgrade this.
Collect that.
Unlock from the loop.
Try the next amazing "traffic" system or funnel..... NO
If your an ADVERTISER, you want
Something fair.
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This is what I created.
⚡ Who Should Join?
If you:
• Promote traffic exchanges
• Promote safelists
• Promote affiliate offers
• Build email lists
• Run splash pages
• Want more exposure
Then you need to be inside.
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It takes less than 60 seconds.
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This is launch phase.
Early members always win the most.
Let’s all have a Viral Hits Blitz today!
ian@desk --> enduring winter
p.s. Submit Ads 4 Free Tall banners and Long Banners show on the main page of Viral Hits Blitz to bring you more exposure to those ads!
Happy Promoting!
Ian Cormier
Ian's Desk
I've just rolled out some exciting updates at SubmitAds4Free.com and wanted YOU to be the first to know. Here's what’s new:
NEW: RSS Feed Reader for Members
Stay in the loop! You can now add and view your favorite marketing and traffic-related blog feeds right inside your members area. Stay informed and inspired without ever leaving the site! Subscribe to all your favorite feeds!
Enhanced “My Sites” Control
Now you have the power to block specific domains from your sites coop rotation. Keep things clean, focused, and tailored to YOUR interests and needs.
Membership Perks Just Got an Upgrade - WHAT!:
FREE UPGRADE at AlienMails.com
All upgraded members at SA4F now receive a free upgraded account at AlienMails.com, and you’ll keep it as long as you remain upgraded at sa4f!
Find it in the downline builder here
<---- Most already know about this but JIC --->
LIFETIME UPGRADE at ViralAdHits.com
Just upgrade at SA4F even once, for a single month, and you’ll receive lifetime upgraded access to ViralAdHits.com. No strings attached, just real value!
Find it in the downline builder here
Surf Smarter, Not Harder
I’ve revamped our surf module to reduce low-quality views and encourage meaningful engagement. As a result, login rates are up and ad performance has improved — this is exactly what advertisers are looking for!
No more endless OR MINDLESS surfing for pennies or wasting members credits. This is targeted, action-driven promotion built for real results.
Ready to check it out?
Login now and take advantage of everything Submit Ads 4 Free has to offer!
https://submitads4free.com/login.php
Happy Promoting & building you!
Admin Ian
It seems to be true that in my blood is this life. Check ads, surf, write ads create. You do it too. You love it. Every waking moment.
It consumes us and the very fabric of our being. There are no borders, there is no judgement.
Check your ads GO.
Make a new one Go!
Surf a while here surf a while there, GO!
Every waking moment the web is on let's GO!
I love what I do every waking moment, here I GO!
:-)
We are having a special spring
cleaning event starting next week!
What does this mean for you?
Myself and our new URL monitoring system
will be validating ALL links shown
throughout sa4f!
Its Spring Cleaning!
Removing dead links, images, programs
from the downline builder and dust
from every corner of https://submitads4free.com
With 15 ways to promote your ads for free, it
is essential to make sure that we are not sending
our possible referrals into the abyss.
It is also possible that you are wasting your own
hard earned credits!
Please take a few minutes to log in and check
any sites, banners, text ads, forever free ads, long
banners, tall banners, square banners, post its, links
on your speak easy blog!
If a URL is busted, EddyBot
just eats it whole, credits and all!
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I have also revamped the ability to turn on/off your sites in coop/te ! Login and Check it out!
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Man's best friend and companion - I will miss you so much doggie.
Happy New Year Everyone!! :-)
Wishing you the best throughout the next year!
I took a minute this morning to reflect so I would be sure not to make any mistakes I made last year once more.
I thank each member as we inch closer to our official complete second year online which is Jan 3.
What an amazing time it has been, with highs and lows and everything in between.
Onward we go let's Submit Ads 4 Free and make our promotional and marketing efforts something we can be proud of in the years to come.
We each have goals and inspirations that are unique to us, but we need the same thing to get there.
We need community, conversation, friendship, and places to promote our favorite biz ops.
We need every traffic exchange, mailer, and ad exchange online today and the admins who maintain them.
We need blog articles and pages on all 4 webs and create splash pages.
We need Leads Leap.
We need every member on every advertising site everywhere.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, we need you!
If you are not a member of our traffic community, you should be! Come and join us and find out what makes the unique niche of TE Land so amazing!
There are HUNDREDS of UNIQUE SITES, join them all!
What ... lost? Start today by joining here and step into chat, then introduce yourself. From there a happy member will surely guide you to our referral builder.
It's a great first step, and you won't be disappointed!
Take care and I hope to see you on the inside!
One of the great new ways you get help building you, is by linking to your Speak Easy Social Profile from many locations within the SA4F website.
For example, if you visit our chat in the surf area, each member's username inside the chat leads back here to that member's social profile.
Talk about building brand awareness, let's say you make it into the top 10 for the daily surfing contest. Your gravatar image links back here to your speak easy. That IS brand awareness.
****UPDATE****
Grab XP daily when you log in!
Grab a raffle ticket for the credit lottery and get free tickets each week!
Now win XP random on The Showcase Site, The Spot, and Banner Clicks.
****UPDATE****
1. Site Versatility
2. Site Statistics
3. Surf Limit
4. Prizes In Surf
5. Prizes For Club Surfing
1. Update part about sites
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In the past when you add a site to our exchange, you would be able to apply whether you want traffic from our co-op or not.
Now you can choose if you want traffic from Traffic Exchange (from other surfers) or from Co-op or both.
I also updated the stats to show/reset both "hits" (from TE) and coop hits from the Co-Op (out on other sites' traffic).
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2. Update part about Stats including Tall Banner, Long Banner, Forever Free Text Ads, and Co-Op Traffic
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The Tall Banner, Long Banner, and FFA(Forever Free Text Ad) and Co-Op site stats and member stats have been updated and bug fixed.
Sitewide stats are being kept and will be shown on a page in the member's area in an upcoming update.
3. Update part about Surf Limit
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There is now a Surf limit of 2503 to make sure that we keep quality high. After the last Click Track Profit badge at 2501 you will either stop on your own or be kicked from the surf.
If you continue. Once you access the surf area again until 12:00 midnight EST you will be shown a message that simply says " To Keep Advertising Quality High We Now Have A limit."
More updates to this are in the works now so stay tuned.
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4. Update part about Prizes in surf
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Prizes in the surf have been limited to 50 per member per day. I feel that that is still generous and it is imperative to keep the credit balance in check.
I have also added "Banner Prizes " in the surf as well. This gives members another way to win prizes and plays a part in the limiting of the prize page displaying only 50 times. (Credits and Imps for prizes have to come from somewhere!)
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5. Update part about Prizes for Club Surfing
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You can win impressions for the long banner by being in a club and being an active club surfer. Get your 728x90 banners seen!
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6. Update part about Prizes for Top 5
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Win the top 5 and win Tall Banner Imps and Long Banner Imps
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I have updated the latest prizes to link to each member's social profile.
Since we promote the latest winners out in the wild I thought it would be a good idea to link back and help build brand awareness for members.
Have a look here and click a latest winners name.
Welcome to my blog :-) If you ever have any questions or need help with something just ask!
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